{"id":9,"date":"2013-04-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9"},"modified":"2013-07-17T14:53:43","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T19:53:43","slug":"c-for-the-candymakers-by-wendy-mass-fiction-sweet-competition-dark-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"C for The Candymakers, by Wendy Mass (book review) – sweet competition, dark secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookA scrumptious contest to win!
\nAn entire candy factory<\/a> to use!
\nSecrets to keep…<\/p>\n

Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Philip each have worrisome problems in their lives<\/a> which they must overcome or work around so that they can succeed in this sweet opportunity that most twelve-year-olds<\/a> can only dream about.<\/p>\n

Despite having four youngsters entering a candy factory, this is not at all a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/i>,\u00a0 but a unique story with its own variations and flavors of friendship.<\/p>\n

Pick up this yummy tale today at your local library<\/a> or independent bookstore<\/a>; it’s a great all-ages read-aloud with mysterious twists.<\/p>\n

What candy would you invent to satisfy discriminating sweet tooths?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/b>: The Candymakers \/ Wendy Mass. Little Brown, 2010 hardback, 2011 paperback.\u00a0 [author’s website<\/a>]\u00a0 [book website<\/a>] \u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>] [fan-created book trailer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

My Book Talk<\/b>:\u00a0 Inventing a new candy! What could be a sweeter contest for kids, especially the four regional finalists who live near the famous Life Is Sweet candy factory? Except that only one can win, even if the twelve-year-olds can overcome their differences and become friends\u2026<\/p>\n

Logan lives in Life Is Sweet with his Candymaker parents, who stopped giving factory tours a few years ago. Miles is allergic to rowboats and wonders constantly about the afterlife, sometimes speaking in code. Daisy carries a big book in her bag everywhere, is amazingly strong and often looks distracted. Philip in his business suit chooses regular pizza over chocolate pizza for lunch and doesn\u2019t want to have any fun.<\/p>\n

From calming the bees whose honey makes the best nougat to squooshing through the mud to harvest roots to make marshmallows, the four young people learn about all the ingredients that go into candy on their first day at the factory. Camping out under the sapodilla trees and vanilla vines in the Tropical Room, they dream about making the best, most unique candies in the world.<\/p>\n

So whose idea will work \u2013 and win? Logan\u2019s chocolate that turns into gum then back into chocolate? Daisy\u2019s ummm-something flower or Philip\u2019s playable candy harmonica? And they have just one full day to create the actual product!<\/p>\n

The winning candy will be produced by the factory sponsoring its creator, so if Life Is Sweet brings a winner to the Confectionary Association\u2019s contest, they\u2019ll be able to keep making high-quality candies. It\u2019s an open secret that Life Is Sweet puts their secret ingredient into every candy they make\u2026and that other candymakers really want to have it.<\/p>\n

Is someone trying to steal the secret ingredient?
\nWhy does Logan live at the factory instead of going to school?
\nCan the four competitors be friends and still make amazing candy in just one day?<\/p>\n

Friendship, complications, misunderstandings, and trust fill the many compartments of this story told from four viewpoints with a surprise ending and a yummy twist. (One of 6,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>) Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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